Gill plans to go public with his "Last Bad Habit"

Thursday, November 19, 2015 – Vince Gill will release his first album in four years in February.

"Down To My Last Bad Habit" is set for release on Feb. 12 on MCA. "Take Me Down," featuring Little Big Town, is the first single. Gill wrote/co-wrote, co-produced and is a featured musician on all 12 songs on the disc. Cam sings on "I'll Be Waiting For You."

"Forty years into this, it's still as much fun as it's ever been to play music," said Gill. "At the end of the day, what I get excited about is doing something I haven't done before. When I record a song, I feel successful if I've accomplished something new."

"Down to My Last Bad Habit" is Gill's first solo album since 2011's "Guitar Slinger." In 2013, the Oklahoma native partnered with steel guitarist Paul Franklin on "Bakersfield" as a tribute to the "Bakersfield sound" of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard.

Gill returns this holiday season for a set of shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium with his wife, Christian contemporary artist, Amy Grant. In February, Gill will reunite with Lyle Lovett for a 13-city tour of acoustic shows.

CD reviews for Vince Gill

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